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PA. DEP chief elevates office of oil and gas management

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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September 29 2011

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Mike Krancer said that changes in management structure within DEP mean that the Oil and Gas office will be divided into a "strategic arm" and a "tactical arm."

PA. Senate introduces legislation calling for arbitration in gas-well disputes

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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July 25 2011

An arbitration panel established for a little-used natural gas extraction process would be expanded to all natural-gas disputes in Pennsylvania under legislation recently introduced in the state Senate

Impact fees, pooling make list of Marcellus Commission recommendations

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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July 25 2011

Adoption of impact fees, pooling of property and 94 other recommendations regarding natural-gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale were approved by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett's Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission during its final public meeting on July 15, 2011

Feds choose three PA. sites for fracking study

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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July 25 2011

Pennsylvania has three of the seven sites picked by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study the potential effects of fracking on drinking water

Groups miles apart in assessing economic benefits of Marcellus Shale drilling

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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July 25 2011

The economic benefits of natural-gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale are a fraction of what drillers claim, according to a recent statement from a Harrisburg-based think tank

State government officials pressing for greater industry use of natural gas

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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April 15 2011

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Rob Powelson views his appointment to the newly established Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission as a chance to advocate for greater industry use of natural gas, especially in fleet vehicles

Local and state tax revenues jump in drilling areas, according to Marcellus coalition

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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April 15 2011

Collections of Pennsylvania sales tax, realty transfer tax and other local and state taxes remain robust in concentrated natural-gas drilling regions of the state, according to a Penn State University study commissioned by the Marcellus Shale Coalition

Pennsylvania DEP chief balanced: student of law, industry representatives say

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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April 15 2011

Oil, gas and coal industry representatives say that Michael Krancer, Pa. Governor Corbett's choice for Secretary of the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), brings a balanced perspective to the job

Pennsylvania House Republicans propose shale initiative, greater use of natural gas

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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November 15 2010

The establishment of natural-gas stations along the Pennsylvania Turnpike and other incentives to increase the consumption of natural gas in Pennsylvania are being advocated by the state house Republican caucus as the "Marcellus Works" initiative

More natural-gas drillers comply with production reporting

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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November 15 2010

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is backing off threats of penalties for natural-gas drillers as their reporting on well production levels improves

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